Romania\u2019s National Company for Road Infrastructure Administration, CNAIR, announced that it has made available an interactive map of alternative routes to DN7, Olt Valley, which is closed for a month.<\/p>\n
The DN7 road, one of the main trans-Carpathian routes for freight transport, is closed during the day, between 6 AM and 9 PM, from July 8 to August 9 for works on section 2 Boi\u021ba-Cornetu of the Sibiu-Pite\u0219ti Highway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The proposed routes for vehicles with a maximum authorized mass (MTMA) > 7.5 tons in transit are as follows:<\/p>\n
For the Bucharest \u2013 Ve\u0219tem (Sibiu) route and return: Bucharest \u2192 A3 \u2192 Ploie\u0219ti \u2192 DN1A \u2192 Bra\u0219ov \u2192 DN1 \u2192 Ve\u0219tem \u2013 intersection with DN7
\nFor the Pite\u0219ti \u2013 Bra\u0219ov route and return: Pite\u0219ti \u2192 DN73 \u2013 A3 \u2192 R\u00e2\u0219nov \u2192 Bra\u0219ov
\nFor the Bucharest \u2013 A1 Simeria route (as well as the western, central, and northern areas of the country) and return: Bucharest \u2192 A1 \u2192 Pite\u0219ti \u2192 DN7 \u2192 R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea \u2192 DN67 \u2192 T\u00e2rgu Jiu \u2192 DN66 \u2192 Simeria \u2192 Simeria A1 Interchange<\/p>\n
Additionally, the following alternative routes are proposed:<\/p>\n
Bucharest \u2192 A1 \u2192 Pite\u0219ti \u2192 DN65 \u2013 DEx12 \u2192 Craiova \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Filia\u0219i \u2192 DN66 \u2192 T\u00e2rgu Jiu \u2192 DN66 \u2192 Simeria \u2192 Simeria A1 Interchange\u00a0
\nBucharest \u2192 A1 \u2192 Pite\u0219ti \u2192 DN65 \u2013 DEx12 \u2192 Craiova \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Dr. Tr. Severin \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Lugoj \u2192 A6 \u2192 Lugoj A1 Interchange Bucharest \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Alexandria \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Craiova \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Filia\u0219i \u2192 DN66 \u2192 T\u00e2rgu Jiu \u2192 DN66 \u2192 Simeria \u2192 Simeria A1 Interchange\u00a0
\nBucharest \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Alexandria \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Craiova \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Dr. Tr. Severin \u2192 DN6 \u2192 Lugoj \u2192 A6 \u2192 Lugoj A1 Interchange<\/p>\n
“This map<\/a> will be continuously updated with real-time information on these routes,” CNAIR specified on its Facebook page.\u00a0<\/p>\n Minister of transport Sorin Grindeanu previously announced that traffic on DN7, Olt Valley, will be closed from July 8 to August 9 for works on section 2 of the Sibiu-Pite\u0219ti Highway. According to him, this measure could not be avoided. Local residents will benefit from two special time slots to go to\/return from work.\u00a0<\/p>\n In addition to alternative routes for car traffic, travelers can also opt to go by train. The state railway company CFR C\u0103l\u0103tori announced that it would increase the transport capacity of the trains running on the R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea-Sibiu route and also introduce new trains. This measure is intended to provide an alternative to road traffic on Olt Valley.<\/p>\n “Passengers will have at their disposal double the transport capacity compared to that projected in the 2023\/2024 Train Timetable, mainly for commuter trains on the R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea \u2013 Lotru \u2013 Sibiu route and return (R 2061, R 2064, RE 2012, RE 2014),” said CFR C\u0103l\u0103tori in a statement cited by HotNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n The newly introduced trains will stop at all stations along the route.<\/p>\n During July, around 20,000 trees will be cut for the construction of the Sibu-Pitesti highway.\u00a0<\/p>\n